1954

1956

1957

Having been promoted to RCA’s manager of operations, Chet Atkins persuades the label to build its own office and studio in Nashville. The result is the world-famous RCA Studio B, a.k.a. “the house that Chet built.”

1957

Chet Atkins plays guitar at the first sessions for his proteges, the Everly Brothers, resulting in such hits as “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie.”